Fake Ergo? Typo on warning label.

I bought my Ergo on clearance from a store going out of business. †It is not listed on Ergo's website as an authorized seller, though. †It was an online retailer, and sold TONS of stuff. †Not just ergos. †Now I'm worried. †I was inspecting it, and it all seems legit, however when I read the warning label on the inside waist strap, I noticed a TYPO. †So, can you check your legit Ergo and see if it has it too. †Mine says in the warning "Small children can fall throuth leg opening." †Notice through is spelled wrong. †I have the brown organic Ergo. †Can anyone tell me the things I'm supposed to check if it is fake?

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I would contact Ergo, and let them know where you purchased it. They should be able to tell you if they were ever an authorized dealer, and what to look for to determine if it's a fake or not.¬†

I did just check my label, and "through" is spelled correctly. However, I'm sure that have been a ton of different runs of those labels. Having a word spelled incorrectly would make me concerned too, but it could happen. Definitely call or email Ergo, they will be more than happy to work with you to figure it out.¬†

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Some people are like slinkies- Not really good for anything,but you can't help but smilewhen they tumble down the stairs.

I have the black Ergo with the embroidery on it from Babysteals, and it has the typo too.¬† It came in the standard Ergo box, and it has all the features of a real one (like the buckle with the extra piece of plastic, etc), so I don't think that makes it a sure thing one way or the other.¬† I'm wondering if Babysteals got them to sell cheaper BECAUSE some of the labels they bought had a typo?¬† Kind of like a second, but not really because of quality, you know?

Oh, and the buckle thing I'm talking about?¬† Open up the waist buckle and look at the male side.¬† Does it just have 3 straight prongs, or is it 3 prongs with an extra arched piece of plastic between the center prong and each side one?

I didn't buy it from babysteals. ¬†I bought it from¬†shop.thebabystoreplus.com/. ¬†They are going out of business. ¬†They included with it a free sippy cup straw cleaner which was awesome. ¬†I missed out on the babysteals sale and was so ANNOYED. ¬†When I saw this sale, I was very happy. ¬†I got it for $90. ¬†Glad to know the babysteals one had the typo too. ¬†

I got my Ergo sport from Costco and it has those arches on the buckle too; no typo. I read somewhere that usually the fakes only have the warning label in English and sometimes it is not in the waistband but elsewhere, and the label is smaller. The fakes tend to have more hood snaps. There are some other differences too.

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Eric, cutest boy ever ~ 2/19/10

Audrey came 3 weeks early 12/3/11 after SROM.

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This is Anna from The Baby Store Plus. We are an authorized ERGObaby retailer...or rather we were until we began our Going Out Of Business Sale and lowered our prices to below the allowed limit by Ergo.¬† They removed us from their retailer list at that time.

That was my guess, that when they lowered their price, they were removed from the retailer list. To ease your own mind, I would just email or call Ergo. They are very nice, and will gladly let you know if/when the store was a retailer.¬†

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Some people are like slinkies- Not really good for anything,but you can't help but smilewhen they tumble down the stairs.